1 Thessalonians 2:3

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1 Thessalonians 2:3

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

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for at no time did we come with speech of flattery, (as ye have known,) nor in a pretext for covetousness, (God is witness!)

As to the rest, then, brethren, we request you, and call upon you in the Lord Jesus, as ye did receive from us how it behoveth you to walk and to please God, that ye may abound the more,

And it is very displeasing to Moses, and he saith unto Jehovah, 'Turn not Thou unto their present; not one ass from them have I taken, nor have I afflicted one of them.'

Lo, here am I; testify against me, over-against Jehovah, and over-against His anointed; whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed; whom have I bruised, and of whose hand have I taken a ransom, and hide mine eyes with it? -- and I restore to you.'

'The silver or gold or garments of no one did I covet;

for we are not as the many, adulterating the word of God, but as of sincerity -- but as of God; in the presence of God, in Christ we do speak.

but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;

receive us; no one did we wrong; no one did we waste; no one did we defraud;

for those such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ,

And be it so, I -- I did not burden you, but being crafty, with guile I did take you;

For, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become of his majesty --